From 5d062e476eb9de488c9104c7d2e11420d4d1a714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingeropolous <Gingeropolous@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 18:39:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Improved wording in hard fork schedule section changed hard forking to hard fork and fixed data format --- README.md | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1f890084c..85f5b52fa 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -80,15 +80,13 @@ There are also several mining pools that kindly donate a portion of their fees, See [LICENSE](LICENSE). -## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard forking) +## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard fork schedule) -Monero uses a hardforking mechanism to implement new features which requires that -users of Monero software run current versions and update their software on a -regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility. -Dates are provided in the format YYYYMMDD. +Monero uses a fixed-schedule hard fork mechanism to implement new features. This means that users of Monero (end users and service providers) need to run current versions and update their software on a regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility. +Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD. -| Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details | +| Fork Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details | | ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ | | 2016-09-21 | v3 | v0.9.4 | v0.10.0 | Splits coinbase into denominations | | 2017-01-05 | v4 | v0.10.1 | v0.10.2.2 | Allow normal and RingCT transactions |